Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Hillary's Royal Book Tour

Hillary Clinton’s upcoming book tour for “Hard Choices,”which
is a memoir of her years as Secretary of State during the first Obama
administration, resembles more of a royal expedition than a politician stumping
for votes. It is quite the contrast from then Senator Obama’s book tour for"Audacity of Hope" that he effectively utilized to win the Democratic nomination for
president in 2008.

Clinton, who has been practically anointed the Democratic
presidential nominee in 2016, has deigned to stop in Philadelphia on June 13, 2014
at the main branch of the Free Library in Philadelphia. She will only sign books although visiting authors typically talk, read from their book, or are interviewed while hawking books.

Those who want to have
the possible future president sign their book must purchase a $35 ticket, which
includes the price of the book. The tickets, which are one ticket/book per
person, go on sale Wednesday, June 4, 2014 on a first come, first served basis.
Ticket holders must then come to the Library ahead of time to pick up their
books and wristbands.

Perhaps, the most stringent Hillary imposed rule is –There
shall be no selfies with Hillary! On the day of signing, no one will be allowed
to stand in line with any personal items, including bags, cameras, and phones. All
items must be checked. Hillary has already states she will not be signing any
campaign memorabilia or previous books.

A book tour is not a campaign. But the stringent rules for Clinton's book signing cause one to wonder if her aura of inevitability will defeat
her in 2016 like it did in 2008. Will her fans who leave the book tour
disappointed decide not to show up on election day? Clinton should have approached this
book tour as if she missed her voters and wants to reconnect.

Gohere to buy tickets for the book signing at the Free Library of Philadelphia.